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photon · 02-22-2018, 12:40 PM

Tungesten rods are heavier.

Rods from God: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment

Unfortunately the reality isn't quite so dramatic as the gif:

"In the case of the system mentioned in the 2003 Air Force report above, a 6.1 m × 0.3 m tungsten cylinder impacting at Mach 10 has a kinetic energy equivalent to approximately 11.5 tons of TNT"

02-22-2018, 12:40 PM	#74
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	Tungesten rods are heavier. Rods from God: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment Unfortunately the reality isn't quite so dramatic as the gif: "In the case of the system mentioned in the 2003 Air Force report above, a 6.1 m × 0.3 m tungsten cylinder impacting at Mach 10 has a kinetic energy equivalent to approximately 11.5 tons of TNT" __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.